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adb:
--- Quote from: WillS on February 27, 2014, 10:35:26 am ---Oh for sure, but what if you can't get yew? We know via documentation that bowyers were required to make a certain number of warbows from meane woods for every yew bow, as yew was scarce and expensive, despite being outsourced. If you can't get yew but you need to make bows of the same draw weight using the same techniques and dimensions (more or less) you need to use the next best bow wood, and the best quality of that wood.
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Totally agree. But, once you've shot warbows from yew and warbows from other woods, it's obvious why yew was so highly prized.
WillS:
Yup, I guess so. I've got so little experience in both shooting and making them that it's all just one big adventure at the moment! I'm really looking forward to properly starting on my ash warbow that I've got in the pipeline - really good quality ash, and with Jaro's help (and Cam's recent thread!) I should be able to hit my target of 110# hopefully. It'll be interesting to see how it compares to yew both on the tiller and when shooting.
I really want to have a go with plum - apparently it makes stunning warbows, as Joe made one from yellow plum of 92# and it beat a 110# yew bow made by Steve of Alpine yew by around 20 yards using a Standard! My dad has a lot of plum trees so I might see if I can find some decent staves.
adb:
I think it depends so much on the individual stave, even with yew.
Badger:
Plum is extremely well suited for war bow designs. I would say better than even yew.
adb:
It must be good wood if it's better than yew.
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